Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills and Dispositions Through Community Dialogue in an Academic Writing Programme

The ability to think and write critically is a core outcome in higher education. Many universities provide writing programs for undergraduates to develop sound argumentation skills and build the foundation to engage in academic conversations. Still many students struggle with academic writing. This...

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Autor principal:	Sylvia Sim
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Georgia Southern University 2021
Materias:	academic writing argumentation critical thinking skills critical thinking dispositions community of learners in practice Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/fcfff0409ced41f2bb93c0d0dc73ac67
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fcfff0409ced41f2bb93c0d0dc73ac672021-12-02T18:48:35ZEnhancing Critical Thinking Skills and Dispositions Through Community Dialogue in an Academic Writing Programme1931-474410.20429/ijsotl.2021.150214https://doaj.org/article/fcfff0409ced41f2bb93c0d0dc73ac672021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol15/iss2/14https://doaj.org/toc/1931-4744The ability to think and write critically is a core outcome in higher education. Many universities provide writing programs for undergraduates to develop sound argumentation skills and build the foundation to engage in academic conversations. Still many students struggle with academic writing. This paper argues that teaching using instructional frameworks is not sufficient; learning will be more effective when situated within a community of practice. Drawing from the learning experiences of students who participated in a community-based activity in a freshmen academic writing class in Singapore, I share my insights on how reframing learning from a structure-driven approach to a community-based experience had enhanced learning dispositions and outcomes. Results show that when learners viewed academic writing as a socially situated practice, and not a task to be completed to fulfil academic requirements, the dispositions needed for critical thinking were honed to drive them towards writing with more criticality.Sylvia SimGeorgia Southern Universityarticleacademic writingargumentationcritical thinking skillscritical thinking dispositionscommunity of learners in practiceTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENInternational Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Vol 15, Iss 2 (2021)
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description	The ability to think and write critically is a core outcome in higher education. Many universities provide writing programs for undergraduates to develop sound argumentation skills and build the foundation to engage in academic conversations. Still many students struggle with academic writing. This paper argues that teaching using instructional frameworks is not sufficient; learning will be more effective when situated within a community of practice. Drawing from the learning experiences of students who participated in a community-based activity in a freshmen academic writing class in Singapore, I share my insights on how reframing learning from a structure-driven approach to a community-based experience had enhanced learning dispositions and outcomes. Results show that when learners viewed academic writing as a socially situated practice, and not a task to be completed to fulfil academic requirements, the dispositions needed for critical thinking were honed to drive them towards writing with more criticality.
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title	Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills and Dispositions Through Community Dialogue in an Academic Writing Programme
title_short	Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills and Dispositions Through Community Dialogue in an Academic Writing Programme
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Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills and Dispositions Through Community Dialogue in an Academic Writing Programme

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